I am available for freelance illustration, storyboarding, sketch art, and concept art in Print/Advertising/Entertainment companies in the Los Angeles area (in-house) or anywhere across the globe (remotely.) I accept fine-art commissions only as my schedule allows. I do not accept tattoo-design commissions. // jawcooper@gmail.com

February 3, 2010

Migration sketch

Here is [part] of the rough sketch for my second piece for the upcoming "Shuffle" show at the Hibbleton Gallery.

The song is "Migration" by Post-foetus. If you do not know of them, LEARN. I love this song and just spent a day listening to it on repeat while sketching and I'm still not tired of it!

The idea behind the drawing is change//moving on//letting go//metamorphosis//rebirth//etc. The man is falling, his arm disintegrating into organic plant-like shapes and feathers as he is surrounded by Great Blue Herons clustered in tight formation, flying up and away. I think the painting will have dawn-coloration, with the herons in cool darkness and the man's body catching the first rays of the sun. Gotta make his eye smaller so he doesn't look so boyish...